wise, or to any labels, signs, prints, packages, wrappers, or receptacles intended to be used upon or in connection with the sale of such products, or any person who shall knowingly make any false statement for the purpose of obtaining the use of any such Government trade-mark, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be enjoined from further carrying on the act or acts complained of and shall be subject to a fine not exceeding $2,000, or imprisonment not exceeding six months, or both such fine and imprisonment. § 308.2 Certificates of genuineness to be attached to trade-marks. (a) To insure the widest distribution of genuine Indian handicraft products, and to protect the various enterprises organized by individual Indian craftsmen, or by groups of Indian craftsmen, for the purpose of the production and sale of such handicraft products, the Indian Arts and Crafts Board offers each such enterprise the privilege of attaching to its trademark a certificate declaring that. it is recognized by the Indian Arts and Crafts Board as an Indian enterprise dealing in genuine Indian-made handicraft products, and that its trade-mark has the approval of the Board. (b) The certificate shall consist of a border around the trade-mark bearing the words "Certified Indian Enterprise, Genuine Handicrafts, U. S. Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior," and these words may be used wherever the trade-mark appears. § 308.3 Conditions of eligibility to at tach certificates. To be eligible to attach the certificate, an enterprise must meet the following conditions: (a) It must offer for sale only Indianmade genuine handicraft products, i. e., objects produced by Indian craftsmen with the help of only such devices as allow the manual skill of the maker to condition the shape and design of each individual product. (b) It must be entirely Indian owned and organized either by individual Indians or by groups of Indians. (c) It must agree to apply certificates of genuineness only to such products as meet the standards of quality prescribed by the Indian Arts and Crafts Board at the time of the application of the enterprise for the privilege of attaching the certificate. (d) It must agree to obtain the approval of the Indian Arts and Crafts The use of Government trade-marks in an unauthorized manner, or the colorable imitation of such marks, is subject to the criminal penalties imposed by section 5 of the said act (49 Stat. 892; 25 U.S.C., 305d), which provides: Any person who shall counterfeit or colorably imitate any Government trade-mark used or devised by the Board as provided in section 305a of this chapter, or shall, except as authorized by the Board, affix any such Government trade-mark, or shall knowingly, willfully, and corruptly affix any reproduction, counterfeit, copy, or colorable imitation thereof upon any products, Indian or otherwise, or to any labels, signs, prints, packages, wrappers, or receptacles intended to be used upon or in connection with the sale of such products, or any person who shall knowingly make any false statement for the purpose of obtaining the use of any such Government trade-mark, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be enjoined from further carrying on the act or acts complained of and shall be subject to a fine not exceeding $2,000 or imprisonment not exceeding six months or both such fine and imprisonment. ALASKAN INDIAN § 310.2 Certificates of genuineness, authority to affix. Government marks of genuineness for Alaskan Indian hand-made products may be affixed to articles meeting the conditions specified in § 310.3 by persons duly authorized by the Indian Arts and Crafts Board to affix such marks. § 310.3 Conditions. No article may carry the Government mark of genuineness for Alaskan Indian hand-made products unless all of the following conditions are met: (a) The article is hand-made by an Alaskan Indian. (b) The article is hand-made under conditions not resembling a workshop or factory system. (c) All raw materials used in carving, basketry and mat making, and all furs and hides used in the manufacture of hand-made artifacts, must be of native origin. § 310.4 Application of mark. All marks shall be applied to the article with a rubber stamp to be furnished by the Indian Arts and Crafts Board. Each stamp shall bear a distinctive letter and may be used only by the person to whom it has been issued. With the addition of the distinctive letter, each stamp shall read: () HAND-MADE ALASKAN INDIAN US INDIAN ARTS & CRAFTS BOARD ID or, in the case of articles too small to carry this stamp: () USID ALASKAN INDIAN On baskets and fabrics which offer no surface for the application of such a rubber stamp, the stamp shall be placed on a paper tag attached to the article by a wire caught in a lead seal disc that shall be impressed and made fast with a hand seal press furnished by the Indian Arts and Crafts Board. ALASKAN ESKIMO § 310.5 Certificates of genuineness, authority to affix. Government marks of genuineness for Alaskan Eskimo hand-made products 500.735-110 Gambling, betting, and lotteries. 500.735-111 Prejudicial conduct. 500.735-112 Counseling and interpretations. 500.735-113 Miscellaneous statutory provisions. 500.735-114 Disciplinary action. 500.735-115 Conduct of special government employees. 500.735-116 Statements of outside employment and financial interests; format. 500.735-117 Same; employees included. 500.735-118 Same; contested inclusion. 500.735-119 Same; original and supplementary statements; when required. 500.735-120 Same; relatives' interests and information known to others. 500.735-121 Same; information prohibited. 500.735-122 Same; confidentiality of statements. 500.735-123 Same; effect on other requirements. 500.735-124 Statements of outside employment and financial interests; special government employees. 500.735-125 Statements of outside employment and financial interest; review. AUTHORITY: The provisions of this Part 500 issued under E.O. 11222 of May 8, 1965 (30 F.R. 6469), and Part 735 of Title 5, Code of Federal Regulations. SOURCE: The provisions of this Part 500 appear at 32 F.R. 20855, Dec. 28, 1967, unless otherwise noted. The maintenance of unusually high standards of honesty, integrity, impartiality, and conduct by Government employees and special Government employees is essential to assure the proper performance of the Government business and the maintenance of confidence by citizens in their Government. The avoidance of misconduct and conflicts of interest on the part of Government employees and special Government employees through informed judgment is indispensable to the maintenance of these standards. To accord with these concepts, this part sets forth the Commission's regulations covering its employees and special Government employees, prescribing standards of conduct and responsibilities, and governing statements reporting employment and financial interests. § 500.735-102 Definitions. (a) "Commission" means the Indian Claims Commission. (b) "Employee" means any Commissioner of the Indian Claims Commission, including the Chairman, and any individual employed by the Commission other than a Special Government Employee. (c) "Executive Order" means Executive Order No. 11222 of May 8, 1965. (d) "Special Government Employee" has the meaning given that term by section 202 of Title 18, United States Code. § 500.735-103 Proscribed actions. An employee shall avoid any action, whether or not specifically prohibited by this part, which might result in, or create the appearance of: (a) Using public office for private gain; (b) Giving preferential treatment to any person; (c) Impeding Government efficiency or economy; (d) Losing complete independence or impartiality; (e) Making a Government decision outside official channels; or (f) Affecting adversely the confidence of the public in the integrity of the Government. § 500.735-104 Gifts, entertainment, and favors. (a) Except as provided in paragraphs (b) and (e) of this section, an employee shall not solicit or accept, directly or indirectly, any gift, gratuity, favor, entertainment, loan, or any other thing of monetary value, from a person who: (1) Has, or is seeking to obtain, contractual or other business or financial relations with the Commission; (2) Conducts operations or activities over which the Commission exercised or may exercise jurisdiction; or (3) Has interests that may be substantially affected by action or inaction of the Commission or any employee thereof. (b) Excepted from the proscriptions contained in § 500.735-104(a) are: (1) Gifts motivated by obvious family or personal relationships; (2) Food and refreshments of nominal value on infrequent occasions in the ordinary course of a luncheon, dinner meeting, or other meeting, where an employee may properly be in attendance; (3) Acceptance of loans from banks or other financial institutions on prevailing terms to finance proper and usual activi ties of employees, such as home mortgage loans; and (4) Acceptance of unsolicited advertising or promotional material, such as pens, pencils, note pads, calendars, and other items of nominal intrinsic value. (c) An employee shall not solicit a contribution from another employee for a gift to an official superior, make a donation to an official superior, or accept a gift from an employee receiving less pay than himself (5 U.S.C. 7351). However, this paragraph does not prohibit a voluntary gift of nominal value or donation in a nominal amount made on a special occasion such as marriage, illness, or retirement. (d) An employee shall not accept a gift, present, decoration, or other thing from a foreign government unless authorized by Congress as provided by the Constitution and in 5 U.S.C. 7342. (e) Neither this section nor § 500.735– 105 precludes an employee from receipt of bona fide reimbursement, unless prohibited by law, for expenses of travel and such other necessary subsistence as is compatible with this part for which no Government payment or reimbursement is made. However, this paragraph does not allow an employee to be reimbursed, or payment to be made on his behalf, for excessive personal living expenses, gifts, entertainment, or other personal benefits, nor does it allow an employee to be reimbursed by a person for travel on official business under Commission orders when reimbursement is proscribed by Decision B-128527 of the Comptroller General dated March 7, 1967. § 500.735-105 Outside employment; off-job activity. (a) An employee shall not engage in outside employment or other outside activity not compatible with the full and proper discharge of the duties and responsibilities of his Government employment. Incompatible activities include but are not limited to: (1) Acceptance of a fee, compensation, gift, payment of expense, or any other thing of monetary value in circumstances in which acceptance may result in, or create the appearance of, conflicts of interest; or (2) Outside employment which tends to impair his mental or physical capacity to perform his Government duties and responsibilities in an acceptable manner. (b) An employee shall not receive any salary or anything of monetary value from a private source as compensation for his services to the Government (18 U.S.C. 209). (c) Employees are encouraged to engage in teaching, lecturing, and writing that is not prohibited by law, the Executive order, this part, or by agency regulations. However, an employee shall not, either for or without compensation, engage in teaching, lecturing, or writing, including teaching, lecturing, or writing for the purpose of the special preparation of a person or class of persons for an examination of the Commission or Board of Examiners for the Foreign Service, that depends on information obtained as a result of his Government employment, except when that information has been made available to the general public or will be made available on request, or when the agency head gives written authorization for use of nonpublic information on the basis that the use is in the public interest. In addition, an employee who is a Presidential appointee covered by section 401(a) of the Executive Order 11408 of April 25, 1968; shall not receive compensation or anything of monetary value for any consultation, lecture, discussion, writing, or appearance the subject matter of which is devoted substantially to the responsibilities, programs, or operations of his agency, or which draws substantially on official data or ideas which have not become part of the body of public information. 86-048 0-70 -28 An employee shall not directly or indirectly use, or allow the use of, Government property of any kind, including property leased to the Government, for other than officially approved activities. An employee has a positive duty to protect and conserve Government property, including equipment, supplies, and other property entrusted or issued to him. § 500.735-108 Misuse of information. For the purpose of furthering a private interest, an employee shall not, except as provided in § 500.735-105(c), directly or indirectly use, or allow the use of, official information obtained through or in connection with his Government employment which has not been made available to the general public. An employee shall pay each just financial obligation in a proper and timely manner, especially one imposed by law such as Federal, State, or local taxes. For the purpose of this section, a “just financial obligation” means one acknowledged by the employee or reduced to judgment by a court, and “in a proper and timely manner" means in a manner which the Commission determines does not, under the circumstances, reflect adversely on the Government as his employer. In the event of dispute between an employee and an alleged creditor, this section does not require the Commission to determine the validity or amount of the disputed debt. § 500.735-110 Gambling, betting, and lotteries. An employee shall not participate, while on Government-owned or leased property or while on duty for the Government, in any gambling activity including the operation of a gambling device, in conducting a lottery or pool, in a game for money or property, or in selling or |